Hay-carrier stop.



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Patented Oct. I7, i899.

W. LUUDEN.

HAY CARRIER STOP.

(Application led Jan. l1, 1898,)

(No Model.)

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No. 634,948 Patented Oct. I7, |899.

W. LDUDEN.

HAYQCARRIER STOP.

(Application filed Jan. 11, 1898.) (No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,948, dated October17, 1899. pplication filed January l1, 1898. Serial No. 666,270. (,NomodeL) To @ZZ whom t 'n1/ay concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LOUDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fairiield, in the county ofJefl-'erson and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay-Carrier Stops, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hay-carriers having stops provided with aninclined face to lift and thereby release the lock mechanism ofthecarrier; and it consists, first, in making said incline movable in themain part of the stop, so that it can be drawn up to let the lockmechanism of the carrier pass freely under it, and, second, in thedetails of construction whereby the carrier may be prevented fromrunning past the stop and the incline be securely held in workingposition, as fully set forth in the specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side perspective showing astop embodying my invention in working posit-ion. Fig. 2 is the same,showing the incline drawn up so that the look mechanism of the carrierwill pass under it. Fig. 3 is a side view, the front side of the mainframe of the stop being removed and the movable incline being shown invertical section. Fig. liis a cross-section on the line 4 4 of Fig. l.Fig. 5 is an oblique section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 shows thestop in use with a hay-carrier.

The stop as I construct it consists, essentially, of two side pieces BB, adapted t0 clamp on a track-rail A, and a central movable part C,having inclined ends C' and C. The central portions of the side pieces Bare out away to provide room for the vertical movement of the part O,and in each end of the pieces B a recess D is formed, in which the endsE of the part C are adapted to slide up and down. The pieces B B arealso provided with retaining-shoulders R for the lock mechanism of thecarrier to catch against in' the usual manner.

In the upper part of the stop is an opening F, through which a cord G ispassed. In the center of the part C is also an eye H, and the cord G isalso passed through this opening and knotted, so that an upward pull onthe 5o cord G will lift the partvG, as shown in Fig. 2. Then in thisposition, the locking-dog of the carrier will be free to pass under itthe same as if there were no stop there.

When it is desired to have the stop operate the'look mechanism of thecarrier, the part C is let down, as shown in Fig. C, and the lugs T ofthe carrier-dog S will then slide up the incline C and while elevatedwill be held froml passing out of the stop by the shoulders R next tothem. Vhen in this position, the stop will operate the same as if theincline had been rigidly connected to the main part of the stop ascommonly constructed.

It will be understood by those familiar with the art that the dog S whenit has been lifted into its elevated position by the incline C' will beheld in such position by the lock mechanism of the carrier, as usuallydone, and when held in this position the upper parts of the lugs T willcome in contact with the lower and inner sides ofthe shoulders R andwill be held from passing out under the shoulders R until the dog S isreleased from its elevated position. The upper parts of the shoulder Rare preferably cut away simply to lighten the stop and to make room forthe rivets O.

The advantages of my invention are that a number of stops may be placedupon the track-rail at different points where it is desired to use thecarrier, and the inclines in all of them except the one in luse may bedrawn up out of the way of the carrier and the carrier may be made tooperate with either one of the stops at any point, as desired, while theothers are drawn up out of the way.

The cord G is usually passed over a small pulley or over the roundededge of a rafter and then down to within reach of the operator below. Inorder to counterbalance the weight of the cord G and to make sure of theprompt and certain drop of the part C into working position, I interposesprings M between the movable part C and the fixed part B. Pins K arepreferably formed on the central upper edge of the part C and are passedthrough an opening L in the upper part of the stop. Coiled springs M areplaced on these pins, so as to bear against the upper part of the stopand hold the part C-down in place. When the main part of the stop isconstructed in two separate parts, it is also preferable to in- IOO sertWashers N between the spring M and the upper parts of the stop and toconnect the upper edges together by loosely-set rivets O.

The carrier (shown in Fig. 6) is provided with alocking-dog S verticallyslidable in the frame of the carrier and fitted Withhorizontallypointing lugs or fingers T to slide up and be lifted by theincline C or C or to pass unmoved below them When the part C is drawnup, as already explained. ACarriers fitted with this kind of dog or Withothers adapted to slide up or be lifted by an incline can be used Withmy invention. The operation of said dogs being known to those skilled inthe art, it is unnecessary to explain them here.

To prevent the carrier from running past the stop when in Workingposition, I form upl wardly-extending arms I on the sides of the part Cand adapt them to vertically slide in notches J in the upper edges ofthe stop. One of the defects of doubly-inclined stops as heretoforegenerally constructed has been that they/,permitted the carrier-dog topass entirely through the stop when it was desired that the dog shouldbe held in it Without passing through. By the use of the arms I the stopis rendered positive unless the incline is drawn up, when the carrierwill pass along the track the same as if the stop had been entirelyremoved. The arms I, sliding in the notches J, the pins K in the openingL, and the ends E in the recesses D all combine to hold the part Csecurely in place, while it is entirely free to slide up and down, asand for the purpose heretofore set forth; but to more effeetually guardit against longitudinal displacement I form fianges P on the sides ofthe ends E, so as to abut against the end portions of the pieces B. Itis preferable to construct the stop With double inclines C' and 0; but,if' desired, it may be made with an incline on one end only Withoutdeparting from the main features of my invention. My invention may alsobe modified to attach to different kinds of hay-carrier tracks.

What I claim isl. A hay-carrier stop having a fixed part adapted to besecured to a track-rail, and a vertically-movable part mounted in saidfixed part, and having an incline on its upper face, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

2. A hay-carrier stop having a fixed part adapted to be secured to atrack-rail and provided With a retaining-shoulder, and avertically-movable part mounted in said fixed part and having an inclineon its upper face, substantially as described.

3. A hay-carrier stop having a fixed part adapted to be secured to atrack-rail and provided With a retaining-shoulder, a verticallymovablepart mounted in said fixed part and having an incline on its upper face,and means taining-shoulders, a vertically-movable part mounted betweensaid fixed parts and having one or more inclines on its upper face, andmeans for lifting said movable part, substantially as described.

5. A hay-carrier stop comprising a xed part adapted to be secured to thetrack-rail, a vertically-movable part having upwardlyinclined faces tolift and release the lock mechanism of the carrier, centrally-locatedupwardly-pointing pins on the verticallymovable part passing intoopenings in the upper side of the main part, and coiled springsencircling said pins, substantially as described.

6. A hay-carrier stop comprising a fixed part adapted to be secured tothe track-rail and a vertically-movable part having upwardly-inclinedfaces to lift and release the lock mechanism of the carrier, the ends ofthe vertically-movable part being adapted to fit in recesses in thefixed part and vertically slide therein, substantially as described.

7. A hay-carrier stop comprising a fixed part adapted to be secured tothe track-rail, and a vertically-movable part having upwardly-inclinedfaces to lift and release the lock mechanism of the carrier, the ends ofthe vertically-movable part being adapted to fit in recesses in thefixed part and vertically slide therein, and vertically-set flanges onsaid ends, substantially as described.

8. A hay-carrier stop comprising a fixed part adapted to be secured tothe track-rail, a vertically-movable part having at each endupwardly-inclined faces to lift and release the lock mechanism, andupwardly-extended arms formed centrally on the sides of thevertically-movable part, substantially as described.

9. A hay-carrier stop comprising a fixed part adapted to be secured tothe track-rail,

a vertically-movable part having at each end upwardly-inclined faces tolift and release the lock mechanism, and upwardly-extended arms formedcentrally on the sides of the vertically-movable part, and adapted toslide in notches in the upper edges of the fixed part, substantially asdescribed.

10. A hay-carrier stop comprising a fixed part adapted to be secured toan elevated track and having lugs adapted to catch and hold alocking-dog, and a vertically-movable part having upwardly-inclinedfaces to lift said dog into Contact with the lugs, or to be elevatedabove the dog and let it pass as desired, substantially as described.

1l. A hay-carrier stop having a fixed part adapted to be secured to atrack-rail and provided With retaining-shoulders, a verticallymovablepart having upwardly-inclined faces at each end to lift the locking-dogof a haycarrier and a central arm on the upper edge of said movable partadapted to prevent said dog from passing from one end to the other ofthe stop, substantially as set forth.

12. A hay-carrier stop having a fixed part IOO In testimony whereof Ihave signed this specification in the presence of two subsoribro ingWitnesses. v

adapted to be secured to L track-rail and pro vided withretaining-shoulders, and a. central opening u its uppersde, avertically-movable part having upwardly-inclined faces at 5 each end andan eye in its center, and a cord passed down through said opening intosaid Vibuesses: eye and there secured, substantially as shown AGNES M.LOUDEN, and described. C. J. FULTON.

AWILLIAM LoUDEN;

